Support for attachment to ladders



Aug. 28, 1934. y R. s. MOUSHON I v 1,972,064

sUPPoRT `FoR ATTACHMENT To LADDERS Filed June 24, 1935 Patented Aug. 28, 1934 I Y Largest lSUPPORT Fon ATTACHMENT To- 'Richard S; 'Moushomv Peoria Heights, Ill., as-

signor` of one-halvfi't'o Frederick-C. Thomas,

Peoria, Ill.

,KApplcationflune24,;1933, VSeriallo5v 677,445.6`

9 claims. "(oi. 248-20) 'f1 .This invention pertains to supports -ior attachmentyto laddersused by painters, tinners and workers :in other lines. More particularly the invention pertains to a supporting men'iber'vforv ready attachment to and removal from a ladder and from which a bucket or otherobject canbe suspended and free to swing in any position of such ladder. f

An lobject is to provide a support orbracket of an exceedingly simple form readily attachable to'either rail of a ladder by merely turningsuch support or bracket end for end.

Another object is to-so construct a support Yor bracket for a'ladder thatl the bucketf or other article slung therefrom-will' be held outward both from thevplane of the ladder andfrom the outer side of the ladder-rail'sothatsaid bucketfor other article will be wholly free to swing without regard to the position' the 'ladder may occupy, and even though such ladder may vabutor `rest against a supporting: surface.

Inf order that the invention YVmaybe"thoroughly understood in all vits details thefaccompanying drawing is provided forming part hereof wherem A d Figure 1 is a side `elevation of the'b'racket of my irnfention.`

Figurelaillustrates in perspective a portion of one extremity of a leg of said bracket.

Figure 2 is a plan of the bracket shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a iront elevation of a portion of a ladder showing my bracket applied thereto at two different positions.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a ladder as supported upon a slanting surface and showing the attached bracket, and

Figure 5 is likewise a side elevation of the ladder and bracket wherein the ladder is shown `j in a horizontal position and lying upon a supporting surface.

The device of my invention includes in this instance a pair of legs 1 forming a substantially A-shaped frame, said legs which are preferably j relatively rigid being bifurcated at their free extremities, a hook 2 forming one of the terminal portions of the same, while a straight portion 3 may terminate the other portion as most clearly shown in Figure le, it being noted that the reisultant two hooks 2 lie opposite each other at the same side of the frame or bracket and face in the direction of each other as in Figure l, the part from which the hook 2 and straight portion 3 extend forming an abutmentportion.

In addition the device includes a member or hanger 4 pivotally hung from a stud or boss 5, forfexample, extendingfrom one side of said devicezat" itsapex, in this instance, said stud or boss projecting' from lthat sideof the latter having the straight portions 3 described. Said member 4' has fa foot portion 6 disposed at right angles toits length and adjustably mounted thereon are two crossed slotted members 7 which may beV secured firmly to said footby means of a bolt 7'," for examplegand a wing-nut 8. Each member`7 has lan Aextension 9 bent at right angles whichto'getherwith the said member or hanger 4 vserve to rmlyretain a paint bucket lor other object lOl-f1 -l 'l 'In Figures i3,v 4 and 5 a ladder 1l has been illustrated -in order :to show the ymanner of attachment of'myinvention thereto and the free and natural way the member-iadjusts itself in variousfpositions'of'the ladder'. In-Figure 2theinvention is shown applied to eachilrailofvthe ladder,-the better to show the relationA 'of thee-hooks 2 tothe latter. It is here particularly? noted thatwhen the device is applied to`theright-hand4 rail, as viewed in this` ligure, the'bifurcationsof the legs 1 lie 'iastride the rail -with'the hooks 2 at the inner side of such rail so that Vat: least one of them may engage over-a rung, see Figures-4 and 5', thereby firmly supporting the device from that member, the abutment Vportion before referred to resting against the front face of the ladder-rail. It is also noted that the stud or boss 5 extends in a direction paralleling the plane of the ladder, and, as shown in Figure 3, extends outside or beyond the ladders edge or beyond the rail on which the device is mounted and thereby the hanger 4 and its load 10 are free to swing without striking the said rail. Again, by extending the legs 1 or their equivalent away from or in spaced relation to the plane of the ladder the said hanger 4 may always take a free perpendicular position by gravity without striking a surface against which the ladder may rest, the distance of the pivot for the hanger from the ladder, and the length of said hanger being such that a bucket of considerable height may be readily accommodated. As an example in the use of the invention, Figure 4 shows the laddder resting upon a roof, for instance, and it is observed that the hanger 4 may always find an upright position since it cannot strike the roof surface, while in Figure 5 even though ,the ladder may lie upon a horizontal surface the same free swing is possible.

Again referring to Figure 3, when it is desired to place the device upon the left-hand rail of the sir' ladder it is only necessary to turn said device end-for-end whereupon the hook 2, which at the.

right of the ligure is lowermost, now engages over the ladder-rung, the hanger 4 naturally adapting itself to the changed position of the device and now hanging outside of .and free of said left-hand rail' The invention is applicable to all types of ladders, including step ladders, and when used with the latter type a change in the shape of the hooks 2 may be made. if desired to better con-' form, perhaps, to the flat stepvof said type distinguished from a round ladder rung.

I claim: l

1. An article of manufacture Aincluding a substantially V-shaped member the free extremity of each leg of which is bifurcated to embrace an l object, and each extremity Lhaving a hook termi nating a bifurcation, the extremities of the two hooks extending in opposite directions and facing each other. f f f 2. An article of manufacture including a sube stantially V-shapedmember the legs of whichv are rigid relatively, the free extremity of each of which terminates in two spaced portions, corresponding portions of the legs lying substantially in the same plane with each other, and the exel tremity of one of thespaced portions of--one 'of the legs terminating in a hook, said hook extendi ing in the general. direction of the opposite leg.

4. An article of manufacture including fa sub-V stantially Vshaped memberY the legs of which are j rigid relatively, the freeextremity of each ofthe legs terminatingin spaced portions forming bifurcations, the correspondingpcrtions-of the bifurcations lying in substantially thesame plane,- and the extremity of one of the spaced portions of bothV legs terminating in a hook each Lextending in the general direction of the other and in planes sub-v stantially paralleling the plane of said legs.

- 5. An article of manufacture comprising a suband terminating the free end of each leg of the member, a plane paralleling the plane in which fthe legs lie 'lying between the portions of each pair of said portions, one of the portions of one `pair terminating in a hook directed toward an opposite leg.

'7. A device of the nature described including in its construction a substantially V-shaped member, bifurcations terminating the free extremity 4,of yeach of the legs of said member, corresponding portions ofthe pairs of bifurcations lying in substantiallyparallel planes `adapted to'embrace opposite sides of the `railof a ladder, onev of the bifurcations terminating `in a, hookntol engage a ladder-rung. l I

8. A device of the nature described including in its construction a substantially Vshaped member, bifurcations terminating the' free extremity of each of the legs of said member, corresponding portions ofthe pairs of bifurcations lying in substantially parallel planes adapted to embrace opposite sides of the rail of aladder, one vof the bifurcations of each leg terminating in a hook,

the two hooks arranged to lie adjacent the, face Y of the rail from which the rungs extend'whereby the device maybe suspended from .af rung at either rail. v l y 9. .A device for the purpose described including in its construction .a substantially V-shaped member, spaced portions terminating thefree end of each leg thereof forming bifurcations adapted to embrace opposite sides of a ladderrail, a portion of each of the vbifurcations terminating in a lhook to engage a rung of the ladder, the hooks extending in opposite directions vand toward a position between the legs, and a. hanger pivoted to the member and arranged to support an object. t

RICHARDS. MOUSHON. 

